South Korea vs Nigeria: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels

South Korea
51.71 million people
in 2023
Nigeria
59.71 million people
in 2023
South Korea rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels over time

  • South Korea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 59.71 million people against 51.71 million people in South Korea, a difference of 7.99 million people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 189 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.